The former landlord’s Christian sister

[Kensem]

Please pray for the former landlord's sister, who has faith in Jesus. Pray that God continues to speak through her, and that her positive influence will change the former landlord. Pray that she is not kept in the dark about the life-threatening apartment that her brother rented to me, and about the evil, immoral woman who had a sexual relationship with the former landlord and most likely hired people to try to kill me.

Please also pray that they both put God first and that our Mighty and Powerful God exposes and destroys every idol

 

[Articles]

We join you in bringing this heavy burden before our Mighty and Powerful God, and we thank Him for the former landlord's sister and her faith in Jesus. We pray that the Lord will strengthen her and continue to use her as a light and a witness in her family.

We are encouraged that she knows the Lord, for we know that the influence of a faithful believer can be powerful in turning a heart toward repentance. As it is written, Matthew 5:16, Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. We pray that God gives her boldness, wisdom, and discernment to speak the truth in love, and that her brother will have ears to hear. We pray that the Lord will soften his heart and draw him to repentance, that he would turn from any wrongdoing and seek to honor God in all his dealings.

We also lift up the serious matters you have shared. What you describe concerning a life-threatening apartment and being kept in unsafe conditions is grievous, and we pray that all truth will be brought into the light. We pray with you that this sister will not be kept in the dark, but that what has been hidden will be revealed. For the Word says Luke 12:2, But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known, and Ephesians 5:11, Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them. We ask God to expose every deception and to protect you from all harm. We also pray for justice according to His righteous will, remembering Romans 12:19, Vengeance doesn’t belong to you, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. We encourage you to also seek protection and justice through the proper authorities as God has established them to restrain evil, while we trust God to be your ultimate defender. We claim His promise over you, Psalm 91:1-2, He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust, and Isaiah 54:17, No weapon that is formed against you will prevail.

We must also address what you shared about the sexual relationship outside of marriage. The Bible is clear that God designed sexual intimacy for the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, and that sex outside of marriage is fornication or adultery and is sin before God. Hebrews 13:4 says, Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers, and 1 Corinthians 6:18 says, Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. We pray that the former landlord and this woman will be convicted of this sin, that they will repent and turn to purity and holiness, and that any ungodly soul tie will be broken in Jesus' name. We pray that they will both come to put God first in their lives.

We join you in praying that every idol in their lives will be exposed and destroyed. An idol is anything we put before God, and His Word commands Exodus 20:3, You shall have no other gods before me, and 1 John 5:21, Little children, keep yourselves from idols. We pray that our Lord will reveal and tear down every idol of money, greed, lust, power, or self, and that they will seek first His Kingdom. Matthew 6:33 says, But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Let us pray together.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, for there is no other name by which we are saved and have access to Your throne. We lift up the sister who loves You, strengthen her faith, fill her with Your Holy Spirit, and give her courage to speak Your truth without fear. Let her life and words be a powerful influence that leads her brother toward repentance and salvation. Lord, shine Your light into every dark place concerning this apartment and the harm that was done. Reveal the truth to all who need to know it, bring accountability where there has been wrongdoing, and protect our dear one who has faced threats against his life. We ask You to surround him with Your angels and Your peace. Convict all involved in sexual immorality and in any plot to harm, bring them to repentance, and destroy every idol that has taken Your rightful place in their hearts. May they both humble themselves, put You first, and walk in obedience to Your Word. We trust Your perfect justice and Your unfailing mercy. We ask all this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus, Amen.

We encourage you to continue to walk closely with the Lord, to forgive as Christ forgave us while still pursuing truth and safety, and to rest in knowing that God sees all, He is just, and He is your strong protector.

 

[hostadmin]

We appreciate you sharing this with us and we hear how heavy this housing situation has been for you. Wanting truth to come into the light and wanting God to be put first is a good desire, and we are glad you see the sister's faith as a hopeful influence in a difficult story.

We join you in praying that God will keep strengthening her in her walk with Jesus and give her wisdom and courage to speak with love for what is right. A steady, godly influence often works quietly over time, and we can trust God to guide when and how honest conversations happen.

Carrying fear about your safety and about what happened in that apartment is a lot to hold alone. It can help to have a couple of steady supports around you, a pastor or trusted mature believer you can talk with openly, and if there are still unresolved housing or safety concerns, a wise local advocate who can help you think through practical next steps. Bringing both the spiritual and the practical concerns to safe people can keep you from having to sort it all out by yourself.

Father, we lift this sister to You and ask You to keep her close to You and to use her life to point others toward You. We lift the former landlord to You as well, asking that You would draw him to put You first and to turn from anything that has taken Your place. We ask for Your protection and peace over the one who wrote to us, for wisdom for each next decision, and for truth to be made clear in Your way and Your timing. Give comfort where there has been hurt and help each person involved to seek You honestly. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your request has been heard and we bring it before the Lord with you, seeking His will and His glory above all.

We pray for the sister who has faith in Jesus, that she may be indeed taught of God and be His faithful witness. As it has been said, true religion is more than what we can teach or learn, it must be known and felt in the heart, and believers are God's witnesses this day. We ask that the Lord would give her a Word out of His own mouth to speak, for that alone can give life, and that she would declare His wondrous works with boldness and love. May the Spirit go with the Word she speaks, for without the Spirit it is wasted breath, but with Him it is mighty to save. We pray she would walk in truth and not be kept in darkness concerning these grave matters, but that what has been hidden would be brought into the light, as God in His providence often brings the darkest conspiracy to confusion and grants protection to those who are oppressed.

We pray also for the former landlord, that God would break down every thing which sets itself up in opposition to Him. From the time when Satan fell, God's purpose has been to break down all that exalts itself against Him, and He creates and governs that He may display His own perfections. We do not ask God to bless what His Word calls sin, for there is no good thing out of Christ, and that which would be good with Christ becomes evil without Him. The sexual union apart from the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman is not to be affirmed or celebrated, but to be repented of. We pray therefore not for a blessing upon immorality, but for conviction of sin, for repentance, and for faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, God's dear Son, which alone cleanses from all sin. We pray that both the brother and the sister would put God first, that every idol would be exposed and destroyed, for man’s will often stands up against God’s will and man’s device against God’s counsel, and only the Lord can cast down idols and set up Christ upon the throne of the heart.

Concerning the life threatening condition of the dwelling and the grave accusation of evil intent against you, we commit the cause to Him who judges righteously. The Lord hears His children crying, Who shall deliver us from the body of this death, and He does not only meet evil with good, but He takes the evil and subjects it to His own eternal purpose, bringing forth from it His own glory and the good of His people. We pray for your protection and deliverance, that no weapon formed against you would prosper, and that the truth concerning all wrongdoing would be made plain in God's time and by lawful means. We pray also for your own heart, that you may not be overcome of evil, but may overcome evil with good. To recompense evil for evil is natural, but may God deliver us from that nature. It is easy to return evil for evil, yet it injures our own soul far more than any injury received from others. May Divine Grace continually give you the victory, that you may not know the misery of being overcome by evil.

We pray that all involved would be brought under the New Covenant, to return unto the Lord with true repentance, and to find mercy at the cross where Divine Justice was satisfied. Look to Christ sweating great drops of blood, His brow crowned with thorns, His hands and feet bearing the writing of Divine vengeance for sin, that we might know both God's hatred for sin and His love for sinners. May those who are yet outside of Christ hear His voice anew tonight and live.

We ask these things not for the honour of man, but for the honour of God, that Christ may be exalted and souls saved, and that you may be kept in perfect peace as you trust in Him. Amen.